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Needle In A Haystack

The Velvelettes

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...NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK... by The Velvettes
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*Released 1964*


/ = Slide between Chords


Intro:

F# / G (x4)

Verse 1:

(n.c)
 Well well,
          C7
I once be-lieved,
All fellas were nice,
But girls, listen to me;
Take my advice.
Girls, you'd better,
G7
 Get yourselves,
F7
 On the right track,
     G7                  F7 (n.c)
'Cos findin' a good man, girls,
Is like findin' a,
C7
 (Needle in a haystack)
What did I say, girls?
                        G7, C7
(Needle in a haystack).

Interlude:

B7 / C7    B7 / C7
 She-doop, she -doop, la la),
B7 / C7    B7 / C7            G7
 She-doop, she -doop, la la).

Verse 2:

(n.c)
 Girls, those fellas,
    C7
Are sly, slick and shy,
So don't you ever let 'em,
Get you starry-eyed.
Well, you may think,
Their love is true,
But they'll walk right over you.
Now girls, you should,
G7
 Know these things,
      F7
Right off the back,
     G7                  F7 (n.c)
'Cos findin' a good man, girls,
Is like findin' a,
C7
 (Needle in a haystack)
What did I say, girls?
                        G7, C7
(Needle in a haystack).

Interlude:

B7 / C7    B7 / C7
 She-doop, she -doop, la la),
B7 / C7    B7 / C7            G7
 She-doop, she -doop, la la).

Instrumental:

C7

Verse 3:

(C7)
 Now girls, I say;
    G7
I'm tellin' you,
    F7
The natural facts,
     G7                  F7 (n.c)
'Cos findin' a good man, girls,
Is like findin' a,
C7
 (Needle in a haystack)
What did I say, girls?
                        G7, C7
(Needle in a haystack).

Verse 4:

C7
 I'm tellin' you, girls,
You'd better look before you leap,
Still water sometimes runs very deep.
You'll be sorry when you just jump,
And do justice passed by love.
Girls, you should,
G7
 Know these things,
      F7
Right off the back,
     G7                  F7 (n.c)
'Cos findin' a good man, girls,
Is like findin' a,
C7
 (Needle in a haystack)
What did I say, girls?
                        G7, C7
(Needle in a haystack).

Coda:

C7
 I say you'd better take heed,
(Needle in a haystack),
Listen to me,
(Needle in a haystack).
You'd better play hard to get,
Or you're gonna regret,
The day you were born, girl,
When he leaves you alone, girl.
Good guys are like findin' a,
(Needle in a haystack),
Girls, they're like findin' a,
(Needle in a haystack).

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   F#      G       C7      G7      F7      B7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 244322  355433  x35353  353433  131211  x24242
                                    ____
           _             __   __   |  __|  __    __
          | |   _   _   |  \ /  |  | |__   \ \  / /
  _____   | |  | | | |  |       |  |__  |   \ \/ /
 |  ___|  | |  | | | |  | |\_/| |   __| |    \  /
 | |= =   | |  | |_| |  | | = | |  |____|     | |
 | |      | |  |_____|  | |   | |   = = =     | |
 | |___   | |   = = =   | |   | |             | |
 |_____|  | |           |_|   |_|             | |
  = = =   | |_____       =     =    Tabbed by |_|
          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2008    =
           = = = =      (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Needle In A Haystack

The Velvelettes